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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1950
Page
4
A camper recalls July sessions at Lake Villa for a county conservation program. She and another entrant authored the county’s top essays and joined a two week schedule of soil conservation insect control and fur bearing animal topics with daily classes from 8 30 to 5.
SHS adds a Reading Center in Room 221 run by Miss Margaret Thackaberry to boost student reading ability. Open Monday and Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings with a special 3:30 to 4:15 session on Wednesdays. eligibility includes students not meeting reading standards or faculty recommendations.
Camp participants recall water fowl hunting and fishing study plus first aid swimming and casting classes. Field trips and tree hikes complemented conservation aims with boating swimming movies dancing stunt night and a boat cruise on the Chain of Lakes. Leaving Lake Villa proved hard but memories and lessons lingered as a one time privilege.
A student recounts a summer as a tray girl at Sterling Public Hospital. She describes waking early, biking to work, serving breakfast, clearing trays, washing dishes, dusting rooms, and the day’s meals. She notes spills, burns, and a few catastrophes, but recalls a swell experience and enjoyment of her time at S P H.
A bored cat and an interested cat watch a tennis game. The bored cat asks if the other is interested in tennis, and the interested cat replies that it’s not the sport but its old man who’s in the racket.
The piece describes the opening of Sterling Township High School and the excitement of the first graduating class. It follows seniors planning events like Homecoming and the Hallowe'en Frolic, with juniors and sophomores anticipating prom and dances and looking ahead to sports, exams, and graduation night.
A freshman girl dressed well to avoid appearing ignorant on her first date. She discussed music art and world affairs, then joined her escort at a movie followed by his favorite soda bar. She ordered two sodas and politely matched him.
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